The Ring
She shows her mother the birthday gift her beloved has just given her A symbol of love that has no end This to them means they will be one in the near future Her mother says oh that’s beautiful but yet she hears the blast of unspoken words like bombs raining down upon a country at war She decides to drop the subject for that moment only to find the same unspoken anger when she brings her gift up later With a tongue as sharp as a knife the woman who brought her into this world asks Why did you tell him you’d marry him? Why would you put yourself through that? Her answer as simple as I love him Her mother fiercely protesting love is overrated In true rebellious fashion she says mom, we aren’t you and dad I’ve seen what marriage shouldn’t be From that day on the ring hasn’t left her finger and it never will